Eight new research projects were selected for funding by the Energy Center in its fifteenth annual grant competition.  The faculty selected for the awards were Professors Humberto Blanco, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Andrea Watson, Department of Animal Science, Sibel Irmak, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Yinsheng Guo, Department of Chemistry, Jiong Hu, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nicole Buan, Department of Biochemistry, Alexei Gruverman, Department of Physics and Astronomy, and Li Tan, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering. To learn more go to 2021/2022 Energy Research Grants (Cycle 15)

Natalie Parker, a summer REU student, created 5 YouTube presentation videos to teach the basics on how to zero dimension plasma kinetics program, ZDPlaskin. She also posted another video on a poster simulating the generation of hydroxyl radicals in plasmas with H₂O, O_2, and Ar.   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2Vg5r9LO7VzBJACzLrmk9g   From 7/29/2020 to 11/12/2020, these videos were viewed 604 times. This dedicated channel for teaching the plasma simulation software currently has 14 subscribers.  This work is part of Barry Cheung’s (Department of Chemistry) NCESR project “Conversion of carbon dioxide to oxygenates by plasma catalysis”.

PLEASE NOTE:  THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 28.

The Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research (NCESR) is taking applications for the summer undergraduate internship in energy sciences research. The Darrell J. Nelson Summer Undergraduate Internship in Energy Sciences Research is being offered for the seventh time in the amount up to $5,000 per recipient for the summer of 2020.  For additional information about the 2021 application requirements, click here:  2021 NCSER Summer Internship Info Sheet.  For a copy of the application form (Word document),  click here:  NCESR Summer Undergraduate Internship – 2021 Application Form.  To learn more about previous summer undergraduate internship projects, go to http://ncesr.unl.edu/?page_id=9451

Four undergraduate students were selected as recipients of the Darrell J. Nelson Summer Undergraduate Internship in Energy Sciences Research for the summer of 2020.  The four recipients and their supervising faculty members are:  Garrett Beard (Craig Zuhlke, Department Electrical and Computer Engineering),  Jackson Goddard (Shudipto Dishari, Department of Chemical Engineering), Theresa Guss (Bruce Dvorak, Department of Civil Engineering), and Zoe Marzouk (Peter Dowben, Department of physics and astronomy).  The internship is named after Mr. Darrell J. Nelson, who served 41 years on the Custer County Public Power District and Nebraska Public Power (NPPD) Boards.  Continue reading →

The Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research is seeking innovative energy sciences research and collaboration ideas from University of Nebraska faculty.  The Request for Proposals was released March 31, 2020. This is the fifteenth annual cycle in which UNL faculty can compete in this internal competition for energy research grants  These grants are considered seed funding to help UNL faculty develop energy-related research capacity and improve their competitiveness for external funding.  Funding for this opportunity is made possible through an investment in energy sciences research by the Nebraska Public Power District.  Preproposals are due May 22, 2020 by 5:00 p.m.  Full proposals will be by invitation. NCESR Cycle 15 RFP

Four new research projects were selected for funding by the Energy Center in its fourteenth annual grant competition.  The faculty selected for the awards were Professors Wei Qiao, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Shudipto Dishari, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering; Chris Cornelius, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; and Ozan Ciftci, Department of Food Science and Technology.  To learn more go to 2020/2021 Energy Research Grants (Cycle 14) 

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln employment opportunity for the director of the Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research was posted December 4, 2019.  If you are interested in applying for the position, go to https://employment.unl.edu/postings/67479

The Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research (NCESR) is taking applications for the summer undergraduate internship in energy sciences research. The Darrell J. Nelson Summer Undergraduate Internship in Energy Sciences Research is being offered for the seventh time in the amount up to $5,000 per recipient for the summer of 2020. For additional information about the 2019 application requirements, click here:  2020 NCESR Summer Internship Info Sheet  For a copy of the application form (Word document),  click here:  NCESR Summer Undergraduate Internship – 2020 Application Form. To learn more about previous summer undergraduate internship projects, go to http://ncesr.unl.edu/?page_id=9451

In 2012, Alexander Sinitskii was awarded an Energy Center grant for his project entitled  “Three-Dimensional Graphene-Based Scaffolds for Supercapacitor Applications”.  This seed grant has led to the awarding of a three-year, $4.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense’s Office of Naval Research.  Dr. Sinitskii, associate professor of chemistry, will lead a multi-institution research team investigating ways to incorporate DNA nanotechnology as a construction tool to assemble graphene in new ways that could make the material more useful in electronic devices and other applications. To learn more about the research, go to  Alexander Sinitskii award.